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HIMSS17: Patient engagement is all the rage, surveys find
One survey states more consumers are engaging electronically with their health records, while another posits many haven't shared patient-generated health data with their care provider.
By Jeff Byers • Feb. 20, 2017 -
EHR optimization, pop health top CIOs' investment wish list
About 80% percent of CIOs said their strategic role within the organization was growing, yet only half had a clear vision and strategy for advancing health IT, a new KPMG study finds.
By Meg Bryant • Feb. 17, 2017 -
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Interoperability is a long term-challenge for the healthcare industry, but the Trump administration has big ambitions to improve data sharing and patient access — even though its plans so far have few details.
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Microsoft and UPMC launch Healthcare NeXT
The tech giant will unveil plans for HealthVault Insights at HIMSS17 next week.
By Meg Bryant • Feb. 17, 2017 -
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How UPMC uses artificial intelligence to keep clinicians happy, patients healthy
"Even before patients feel ill and end back up in the emergency department, we know that they're going to fall off the rails," says UPMC Chief Innovation Officer and Executive Vice President of UPMC Enterprises Dr. Rasu Shrestha.
By Ana Mulero • Feb. 16, 2017 -
Memorial Healthcare Systems to pay $5.5M over potential HIPAA violations
The six-hospital system's settlement highlights the importance of audit and access controls.
By Jeff Byers • Feb. 16, 2017 -
Epic to add care management content to its EHRs
Over the past year, the EHR vendor has engaged in several initiatives with other health IT companies to improve EHR functionality.
By Luke Gale • Feb. 16, 2017 -
Deep Dive
HIMSS17 groundrules and what we'll be watching
The weather is forecast to be in the low 80s/upper 70s throughout the week with a chance of learning before everyone heads out at 5 p.m. to find sushi and craft beer.
By Jeff Byers • Feb. 16, 2017 -
Deep Dive
How technologies can help the elderly age at home
The country's aging population is embracing new solutions as health IT companies create consumer technologies aimed at assisting seniors.
By Meg Bryant • Feb. 16, 2017 -
Health Catalyst deploys tool to enhance MACRA reporting
Just over a third of health system executives report having a strategy for meeting MACRA reporting requirements, according to a recent survey.
By Meg Bryant • Feb. 16, 2017 -
GAO: HHS lets cybersecurity shortcomings linger
The investigative arm of Congress calls for better cyber protections for electronic health information and user information in state health insurance marketplaces.
By Meg Bryant • Feb. 16, 2017 -
Sam's Club brings higi health screening platform to members
Demand for convenient, cheaper care has fueled the rise of retail clinics, health screenings and other digital health services.
By Meg Bryant • Feb. 15, 2017 -
2017 so far averaging a health data breach per day, Protenus finds
In January, insiders accounted for 59.2% of breached patient records.
By Jeff Byers • Feb. 14, 2017 -
DirectTrust issues to-do list to improve clinical messaging
The recommendations include suggestions for standardizing and improving the handling of both inbound and outbound messages.
By Meg Bryant • Feb. 14, 2017 -
Slavitt calls on health IT industry to do better
The former CMS acting administrator in an interview with HIStalk called on the health IT industry to address user concerns with EHRs that are contributing to burnout and are not doing enough to improve healthcare quality.
By Luke Gale • Feb. 11, 2017 -
ATA: States show mixed progress with telemedicine
Texas continues to have the poorest grade on telehealth services.
By Meg Bryant • Feb. 10, 2017 -
29K medtech jobs lost under medical device tax, AdvaMed says
Industry data suggest medical device excise tax hurt job prospects, but that might be the result of consolidation.
By Luke Gale • Feb. 9, 2017 -
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What the future might hold for EHRs
In the future, electronic health records are likely to include fully integrated telehealth capabilities, enhanced natural language processing and more.
By Meg Bryant • Feb. 9, 2017 -
New breast cancer surgery tool could reduce repeat procedures
The MarginProbe system uses RF spectroscopy to distinguish normal cells from malignant ones.
By Meg Bryant • Feb. 9, 2017 -
St. Jude reveals more cyber flaws in its devices, deploys new software patch
The update involves both Merlin@home RF and inductive models, which could be vulnerable to a middle-man attack.
By Meg Bryant • Feb. 9, 2017 -
Medtronic wins contract to provide telehealth services for veterans
The medtech giant relocated to Ireland two years ago in an effort to avoid high taxes on U.S. corporations.
By Meg Bryant • Feb. 8, 2017 -
Verity Health says data on 9,000 patients may have been hacked
The breach involved a health system website that is no longer in use.
By Meg Bryant • Feb. 8, 2017 -
Jawbone shifts focus from consumer wearables to clinical market
Companies in the wearables market, including Fitbit, have had a hard time lately keeping their financials healthy.
By Meg Bryant • Feb. 7, 2017 -
Survey: Colleges struggling to meet mental health needs of students
Students often wait weeks to see a mental health counselor — long after the crisis that prompted the visit.
By Meg Bryant • Feb. 7, 2017 -
FCC reversal on broadband subsidies dampens telehealth's potential
An FCC decision to hold off on broadband internet subsidies for low-income individuals and families shows how non-healthcare agencies can affect healthcare initiatives.
By Luke Gale • Feb. 7, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Dr. Ashish Jha on how providers should consider APMs
Hospitals need to pay attention to the policy world and understand there’s going to be many new developments for APMs over the next three to five years.
By Jeff Byers • Feb. 6, 2017
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